<p class=""><strong>So far, 21 deaths have been recorded and 170 patients have recovered from the virus.</strong></p>
<h1>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 86 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria bringing the total number of cases in the country to 627. </h1>
<p class="">The new cases were recorded in six states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. </p>
<p class="">According to the NCDC, 70 of the cases were confirmed in Lagos, seven in Abuja, three cases each in Katsina and Akwa-Ibom and one case each in Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno state. </p>
<p class="">Lagos State, which is the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria has now recorded 376 cases, followed by Abuja with 88 cases.</p>
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<p class="">While Borno state recorded its index case of the pandemic, Kano state, which didn’t record any new case on Sunday has the third-highest number of cases in the country with 36 cases.</p>
<p class="">The new cases reported in Katsina, Akwa-Ibom and Bauchi state increased the figures of confirmed cases in the states to 12, nine and seven respectively.</p>
<p class="">The NCDC report on Sunday, April 19, 2020, showed that three coronavirus deaths were recorded as the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country rose from 19 to 21.</p>
<p class="">The report also showed that four patients recovered from the virus as the number of discharged patients increased from 166 to 170.</p>
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